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Preferred IUPAC name
9H-Xanthen-9-one | |
Other names
9-Oxoxanthene
Diphenyline ketone oxide | |
Identifiers | |
3D model (JSmol)
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140443 | |
ChEBI | |
ChEMBL | |
ChemSpider | |
ECHA InfoCard | 100.001.816 |
EC Number |
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166003 | |
PubChem CID
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UNII | |
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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Properties | |
C13H8O2 | |
Molar mass | 196.205 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | white solid |
Melting point | 174 °C (345 °F; 447 K) |
Sl. sol. in hot water | |
-108.1·10−6 cm3/mol | |
Hazards | |
GHS labelling:[1] | |
Danger | |
H301 | |
P264, P270, P301+P310, P321, P330, P405, P501 | |
Related compounds | |
Related compounds
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xanthene |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Xanthone is an organic compound with the molecular formula C13H8O2. It is a white solid.
In 1939, xanthone was introduced as an insecticide and it currently finds uses as ovicide for codling moth eggs and as a larvicide.[2] Xanthone is also used in the preparation of xanthydrol, which is used in the determination of urea levels in the blood.[3] It can also be used as a photocatalyst.[4]